reporting
Clay Shirky: The Journalism Crisis Will Get Weirder Paid Members Public
Well worth watching, for an insight into what the “end state” of journalism might look like as we get through this transformational process: [via [DigiDave’s Quickies](http://digidave.posterous.com/clay-shirky-on-journalisms-future-revolutions)]
On Public Interest Journalism Special Pleading Paid Members Public
I love Alison Gow’s blog, Headlines & Deadlines, because every few months she puts up a post that really nails an issue, and becomes essential reference for journalists from then on. Here’s another one [http://headlinesanddedlines.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-local-newspapers-court-and-council.html] : > I read a brief from
#1pound40 - The Ubiquity of Reporting Paid Members Public
We get distracted by thinking about how the technology could enhance our existing reporting methods, or in building places that our readers can talk to each other, or in grafting a little bit of social stuff on top of our traditional work, without really facing up to the massive changes
The Obligatory Clay Shirky Link Paid Members Public
Whenever Clay Shirky posts about journalism, journalism blogs must link it. It is the law. * *In this case, it’s worth it, too. He does a very straightforward piece of [analysis of a newspaper in the US](http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/10/rescuing-the-reporters/), figuring out what it’s
Evolving News Online Paid Members Public
OK. Saturday morning task for those of you really interested in the future of online journalism. Grab a nice, strong mug of coffee (or other suitable beverage) and sit down to read this [http://strange.corante.com/2009/09/09/visualisation-for-news-and-community-discovery] : > By and large, news websites still reflect their
Location Good, Tracking Dumb Paid Members Public
A good idea in publishing: Geolocation information in Twitter [http://blog.twitter.com/2009/08/location-location-location.html], and here’s why it’s a good idea [http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/08/20/geotwitter-and-news-and-more/]. A bad idea in publishing: Tracking scripts in content [http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/what-the-associated-press-tracking-beacon-is-and-what-it-isnt/
Beat Blogs and Topic Pages Paid Members Public
Steve Yelvington has posted an absolute must-read entry on his blog, where he breaks down the two major types of visitors and the ways you should serve them [http://www.yelvington.com/a-tale-of-two-audiences]: > The beat blog focuses on the small circle, offering speed, depth and conversation among the reporter
Why You Need Comments on Your News Paid Members Public
Any news organisation that’s serious about being accurate needs to read the tale of BBC woe [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/09/24/when-the-lack-of-comments-damages-your-news-brand/] Paul Bradshaw spins. Here’s the money quote: > Of course having comments on the story would have allowed this discussion to take place in public,